“Humans see what they want to see.” ―
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
Marshall was a great author who had
flair for writing romantic stories. Whenever he saw a woman he imagined and
weaved a beautiful story. It was indeed a great gift from the God to Marshall. He was a teetotaler, and always wanted to make
others happy through his writings. He enjoyed seeing the nature, sat near the
beaches and wrote books. He was working as a visiting professor in an educational
institution. He went to educational institution for a week in every month to
share his knowledge. A young woman faculty by name Susan was very much
impressed with Marshall’s magnetic personality and enjoyed talking to him. Marshall
also felt comfortable whenever he met Susan.
They exchanged knowledge, and mostly it was Susan who would ask
questions to Marshall and have them clarified. Marshall developed a kind of
affinity with Susan whenever he met and exchanged his ideas.
Susan went so deep into the Marshall’s
mind that whenever he wanted to write books Susan would flash in his mind and
disturb his thought process. He was unable to concentrate on his reading and
writing. Hence, he decided to describe
the personality of Susan so that he can write and also share it Susan so that
the latter would be pleased with his contribution and appreciation. He
wrote about the personality, attitude and behavior of Susan and added a few
imaginary elements and elevated her. After completion of the draft he shared it
with Susan who was very happy to read. She said that she was flattened with his
Marshall’s kind gesture and imagination. She also thanked Marshall for spending
his precious time to think about her and dedicate his writings to sing in
praise of her.
There was another faculty by name
Elizabeth who was also keen to interact with Marshall. She met Marshall and
discussed various aspects of subject. They enjoyed chatting together and
sharing knowledge. Elizabeth would often praise Marshall’s knowledge. In fact,
she read Marshall’s two authored books and eulogized at the content and the
style of presentation. She expressed the same to Marshall and the latter was
happy to know that his knowledge was useful to others and it was well appreciated.
Marshall decided to write a letter of
appreciation by praising the personality, attitude and behavior of Elizabeth.
After taking a lot of time he wrote a beautiful imaginative letter describing
her personality, and finally, he shared it with her. To his surprise, Elizabeth
stopped talking to him. Marshall felt very bad as he took a lot of time to
weave a beautiful imaginative story and unfortunately, Elizabeth did not
receive and appreciate it.
Marshall thought that Elizabeth would
take the letter positively the way Susan took it and expressed her happiness
and joy. Unfortunately, it boomeranged. He
recalled George Harrison’s quote, “It's all in the mind.” He concluded that people see the world the way
they are, not the way they are. It was all based on perception of the people.
What looks good for some people might not look bad for others because people
are different in emotions, egos, feelings and perceptions. Overall, Marshall
felt that he did good thing to praise others, and it gave him lots of inner
satisfaction and joy. He didn’t bother whether others would appreciate his
contribution and appreciation.
“Life is 10 percent what you make it
and 90 percent how you take it.” ― Irving Berlin
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